Table 3.
Fatty acid profile of quinoa plant parts at different growth stages, spinach, and kale. Numbers in parenthesis refer to citations from which the fatty acid profile data were obtained.
| Plant Parts Studied | Saturated Fatty Acid (SFA) | Unsaturated Fatty Acid (UFA) | References | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmitic (16:0) | Stearic (18:0) | Oleic (18:1) | Linoleic Acid (LA, 18:2) | Linolenic Acid (ALA, 18:3) | ||
| Quinoa early veg | 12.07 | 1.51 | 7.49 | 15.97 | 47.4 | [28] |
| Quinoa bud | 11.64 | 1.68 | 7.64 | 16.14 | 39.9 | [28] |
| Quinoa grain | 9.60–10.00 [9] | 0.84–0.94 [9] | 23.10–29.18 [9,47] | 46.69–58.10 [9,47] | 6.10–8.44 [9,47] | [9,47] |
| Spinach | 20.65 | 1.71 | 9.48 | 18.63 | 37.37 | [48] |
| Kale | 11.84 | 3.95 | 2.14 | 11.8 | 54 | [49] |